Artificial tooth.



J. W. IVURY.

ARTIFICIAL TOOTH. I APPLICATION FILED MAY 12, 1909 943,354. Patented Dec. 14, 1909 subject of the King of Great Britain, 1'

State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new- AEZTIF Application. filed May $53, 1805.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES W. born, a

esiding in the city and county of Phiiodel and useful Artificial Tooth of which til following is e specification.

My invention is designed :18 an improvement upon the known methods of securing teeth to a plate.

The novelty will be defined by the foliowing description and the appended claim.

For the purpose of explaining the invention, the accompanying drawing illustrates a satisfactory reduction of the same to tire, but the important instrunientaiities thereof may be varied, and so it is to understood. that. the invention is not iimited to the specific arrangement and orgz'inim tion shown and described.

F igure 1 represents a rear eievation of e tooth embodying my im-ention. Fig. 2 represents a section thereof on line a Fig. 3 represents a section thereof, on. ;I -y. Fig. lrepreseuts a perspective View of the staple member detached. (3 represent rear elevation; of other teeth embodying my invention. Fig sents a section on line 22, Fig. 5. represents a perspective view ofanotheri rm oi the staplediite member.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the fi 'ures.

Referring to the drawii A designates an artificial tooth, in the l ngual or palatal. face of which is the dovetailed recess 15 having lateral Walls with grooves, the some extending in alongitudinel lateral direction of the tooth, said grooves terminatingin deeper recess in the body of the tooth and havingits sides closed by walls borders C. which become integral with the biting edge of the tooth, thus vest-1y strengt e the side portions or the tooth. The is open on the lingual or palatal face of the tooth and continued into the body of the tooth and adapted to receive tliGi'Piiil'QiV-{ll the material of the dentai plate or support, thus anchoring the tooth in said plate and firmly connecting it therewith.

I) designates a staple-like member, Whose cross bar l) occupies a position between the lateral walls in the recess 18, its sides or it being sprung into the'recess and grooves Specification of Letters Fat-em.

[$13.11 TQGTEZE,

Serial 1% c of the tooth to walls, which r dinzil axis oi the material of 1e s w I means for 2.11

the tooth on said plate or supper most firmly connecting therew i. order to provide additional means for securthe legs F in posit the some are o the lips G, which are emlo rial of :2 tooth gortion Walls id recc at or OS? A 

